... that relied solely on how there crops were doing. Farmers didn't have to rely on a factory, or some type of industry. They relied on themselves. The southerners were going to keep their lives the same at any cost.(McPherson) In the north the economy was entirely different. The north thrived on industry and trade. In the north there was no need for slavery because northerners did not have an economy that was based on agriculture like the south. Slavery was abolished in all northern states. Slavery only prevailed in the southern states. The northerners were very open to change. They were looking for any ideas that would help the U.S. prosper quicker, hoping that being open to changes would help them bring the U.S. a different and brighter future.(Catton) The north was willing to do anything that would help the United States modernize into one of the most successful countries in the ...

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